tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post3081067331334682439..comments2023-09-30T11:58:07.453-04:00Comments on The Frugal Duchess: Recovering My Frugal Groove: Why I Collect Pennies: 6 Reasons for Loving Petty CashFrugal Duchesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505138013388396364noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-83873292044958910692008-03-05T20:52:00.000-05:002008-03-05T20:52:00.000-05:00Love the "my son paid me 16 cents to clean his roo...Love the "my son paid me 16 cents to clean his room" comment.<BR/><BR/>My apartment is in an old house and 4 of us share the laundry. My neighbor pays me to move his laundry from the washer to the dryer! Usually 10 to 50 cents at a time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-60820872472898814732008-03-04T09:04:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:04:00.000-05:00I love this post! I dump all of my wallet change ...I love this post! I dump all of my wallet change into a glass gallon apple juice jar and still have envelopes filled with sorted change from a move a few years back when I emptied my last apple juice jar. I also tuck bills that I find in my pockets into special boxes and use that as a stash for future who knows what. All of this doesn't amount to a whole lot, but you're right, it does add up and gives me some sense of security. <BR/><BR/>When I find a coin on the the ground or a counter and there's someone nearby, I usually hand it to the other person and say "You're rich!"Suzanne McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785042270660883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-52340153543795147482008-03-04T07:56:00.000-05:002008-03-04T07:56:00.000-05:00My wife always makes fun of me because I pick up p...My wife always makes fun of me because I pick up pennies on the road and in parking lots.<BR/><BR/>A penny saved is a penny earned, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-6830403169488982232008-01-24T09:18:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:18:00.000-05:00I collect pennies when I was a kid until my teenag...I collect pennies when I was a kid until my teenage years..Well these reasons you share are good reasons to make a better savings. Thanks for sharing this post in your blog. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-90345097906289426502008-01-24T07:46:00.000-05:002008-01-24T07:46:00.000-05:00I in no way consider picking up coins a trivial af...I in no way consider picking up coins a trivial affair.<BR/><BR/>My wife and I keep four coffee cans, two large ones and two small ones. I place dollar bills in one large can and quarters and dimes in another.<BR/><BR/>Nickels and pennies each have their own small coffee can and we just started the dollar bill can. Pretty soon, I think I will take that in and make them into $20 bills and put them in our fire proof safe, it is a good idea have a little cash stash in the house.<BR/><BR/>I don't cash in annually (necessarily) but when the cans fill.<BR/><BR/>The last time we cashed our cans in (at that time I had a silver can & a penny can) was in late 2005 and while I forgot the exact amount it was in the $300-$500 range and came in great use during our trip to the Philippines. Furthermore, my wife surprised me with about $1,000 of $20 bills she had saved.<BR/><BR/>Right now the penny can is about ready to be turned in, I expect $13.00 or so in it (I will inspect each penny for wheats first, I usually find one or two that make it past my initial inspection). Not a whole lot of money but it is a bonus case of beer or a haircut.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-11177991837114518172008-01-23T23:07:00.000-05:002008-01-23T23:07:00.000-05:00I love picking up pennies... it always brings a sm...I love picking up pennies... it always brings a smile to my face. It is just fun for some reason... probably some psychological flashback to childhood and the joy finding a penny brought at that age. <BR/>Anyway, I save all our change in a big pickle jar and cash it in usually once a year. <BR/>It usually accumulates to a few hundred dollars. <BR/>Can't beat that for and easy way to save...<BR/>In the past we would use it for some sort of splurge item, but now days we will throw it into our brokerage account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com